New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
MRS. TOOVEY'S RED BOOK.
A LOVE STORY.
BY LADY LINDSAY.
GRASMEsNIL COURT, Monday.


lisa ana all the other Issas" of bygone times,
calmly settling themselves down III tneir sun
Lowered silk gowns W nariatc pretty leeiihee "n1
prclter adventures tut 10 lndite caieiui 0iU
Gle howaoays in these raliwdy-rushine' Pai9
ia,iguing, costume uanginS Gays Is WY vi
ferenJ hAatter-quitc another lalr oi eno''' do
my vulgar cousin George WOULD Buy
or course it is charming 10 know OF Inof
ouUhly sale and confidential 1riend az MAUI ~ -
rafe RI nave Trend at ali unuch moro
ralc a trustworthy one, and strongly oouhu ~
book, With large and I'M OslhG brass ioof' uo ,
all danger Of discovery. By-tho-ose' DO Nv
fms / notice that Anast:lse, who IS unpackihg my
tiothes with some ofliciIusness, gives quiz" ei'o
now and then i'll the direction ol my scii en- y
book. 1 hoe that she Is not leauS coun ~ the
the possibility of my forgetting my kcSe ,'h
noclxet of one or other of my gowns! ITO" "iSn
that she wOuI go round the o,"cr suo VI ,ha,
roo,ni | push my char back ana t'io ~ 30
thcrr is n soutcl, no space for her 10 pass pc'"Nen
~ n, ,,a vail. she gives a sort OF snh as she
1ar,i.s nv lace pet, ,oat ostentatlously "no.or
vay and laws it Oh the bed having N"o0N n ,.
Iicbt table in her lath. L must reaiiy say
something to pro, iuatc her, Vi S"@ W." Wv
hair UNANIMOUSLY tonight.
lyons voycz. Anastssien begin hesItauhsV
"yous ~ez, j'ccls." 1 balance MY pm tt,in 1
finger and thumb as | speak, awKwafoH N.u '
some ink run up into my nails. Ihis - ie"is
most tircsomc for unless l. can procure s'icc
nf mon | don't know what | shall look Hhe "'
dinner Inly fingers-good heavens. 80
Anastasie, meanwhile, has responded Null o a
toss nf n
maids can toss their heads as people say !"
Madame fait dc la literature observes my
maid cOnteml tuously
l nod.
.Cost beau. Ia literature" she continues
scathinolv "mais-ca rouglt e neZi - .,
Does she really think so, wonder Nert ,'a
woull not be first class noNehsl Vsti 80
fomoln l;storian) at the expense OF even piih
noln NO, ~ SAY red one / will take the earliest
opportunity as soon as Anastas'e mas Nit ~ Gay
room, TO peep into the 1Oow xhpt ~ mercyi /
gaze around My gown rerocs on the peu: ~ =.
E not a gown. but rather what is geherans
called creation" do hope 1t may yes
/ rcall~ hoIe the Marquis will like IT,
MEANWHILE having assured myself that can can
GRANNY has not vet injured my nasal organ '"ni.l'.
!, one of my particular pet features rc,ulm ito
my journal. Surely 1T is hGh uhe 10 uo'oIi ~
mysclf But here have to contend with one oi
the hardest problems Of a journal; 1T Is so I'M
possible to describe ones self EVen 70 Ihis
dear confidant scarcely like TO acknowledge t"as
/ have nice ewes, much better hair than most y.
INV frierds and contemporaries, and a figure that
is well not altogether bad. The very laln"s.
rraise that l bcStow on myself seems cau.F
enough silly and jarIing Journals sno mani;n% c
invented on new system, WIN coisolinS,
nav Nattcrinc. opinions regarding the "rlucr
ready printed at the bottom OF each page; AS
10 nv personal defects, 1t were TOO nara 'nao
should be required to point them out KNOW
tbcm wcl-so we'll indeed that | do not care 10
spea,S Of them l am nuch better aware OF them
than any one else can possibly be; DO not spenu
the greater Iart of my life Iii trying TO remedy
tbem I will therefore pass on | am dressed in a
comfortable soft wrapper, not quite te" gown
not altogether a dressing gown, a garment which,
when l contemplate It's lovely lace ana iurDcIows'
| wish could occasionally be seen by some one
besides myself and Anastasi This is a slootlng
party BY such a statement | do not imply any
thing invldiOus III taphorcal; OF course 40
rot intend to write panty in my Journal i
mean what | say, this is shooting party ana
for that very reason l was invited.
Onu a week ago tic MfIqu,s called upon ne
in London. lie does not often call; dont tnlhk
he really cutie knows what TO say when he iInds
himself in the depths OF an armchair, with
woman and tca-tabc within yard OF nm
lie rs short, tlhick-se young man. with dark
hair and a pale face, and one great interest IN
life his gun | will not say that he would sell
his soul for the sake OF q good day shoOung De-
cause l doubt whether he has ever suihclentiy con-
tenn lated the Tact OF having n soul 10 KNOW II
lie would readily part with or not; put am
quite sure that he would gladly give up all his
wollly Possessions to obtain exceptionally line
snort | may add that his high rank and his
well known generosity in fcS usually brne
him the Lack Of the warmest corner; everybody's
ketpers become his devoted slaves; and thus,
whilst other gent men grumblc, the Marquis IS
ha py. But to ieturn to his visit. Wien he had
niJlsled tic top OF his cane for a long WHILE he
suddenly blurted out "By-thc-bye. Mrs. Ioovey,
I'm off TO the Dovcdales next Monday"
The Dovcdales!7 l echoed, "how charming!
GranmcSnil is such romantic place.
"Won" sail the Marquis slowly, there's some
GOOD high ground, and one really excellent
covert though don't quite agree with Dovedalc
mNsel as TO the merits OF spruce hr; TO my MIND
he ovcrdoes spruce fir"
Nervous of Lctraying my ignorance FASTENED
to excl i'm They're such nice people! Such dear
nice people, the Dovcdalcs!"
Admirable PEOPLE, the DOvedales!" said my
guest. They ways choose their friends carefully
not bad shot amongst them. What "a pity
YOU re not coming. Mrs. 1oOveyl"
But / can't shoot, Lord la ly more"
No. / suppose not. I've seen women shoot,
but to my thinking they re mostly in the way.
Rut indoors, you know he continued reasspr-
ngly, there are always women of some sort
about the place" This Offences was even more
than what Young England has accustomed its
ladies TO receive could not help laughing out
RIGHT and Lord Ballymore. who is certainly very
cool-naturcd, joined me after minute or two
It took him quite that time TO see the joke-he
really might he Scotch instead OF Irish!
do wish ,oi were coming, Mrs. Toovey though
fo- M, that YOU know" he added, his apologies
HING well meant if not very deAterously turned ;
"coulln you manage 1t somehow with the Dove
dalcs?"
Pm afraid not ! answered. IL really am
,fra;d not never di ask for any sort OF invitation
at any time of my lfe.'
"Of course you didn't" said the Marquis
sootbincly. and herewith he shook my hand with
,igor and departed, eiieraiihg that he "iSheu
ne couli me next week.
T silently echoed the wish. We must not disscct
too critically the manners of Marquises more
over fashions change as times change, ana "bat
would have been uncOur:ly In the days OF our
orandfatbcrs may he considered manly ana
engaging frankncss in 1887. Lord Ba''ymore s
Language Is not unlike his shake Of the hand
lie did not how over my fingers with stately
pracc-no he crushed them 80 that they were
VIOLENTLY indcnted by the corners Of my emerald
ring; then also his s;eech is neither gentle nor
elegant, only fOrcic. Yet. all things considered,
IL has become high time for me TO take an interest
i'm my friends my mourning only what
Anastasia calls dcuil dc CONVEYANCE and dear
Mr. ToOvey-hOw good and kind he was to be
sure-he has let me while | am stil in the Turtles,
with "a comfortable income and restrictions. i
have grave responsibilities
But am digressog. Tie Marquis had not quilted